The following is a brief overview of the Hilo,
Hawaii Vyasa-puja festival, and the belated meeting of Srila Narayana
Maharaja and his followers just after the festival: This report was
written by Nikunja-vasini dasi:

"Srila Gurudeva arrived in the Honolulu airport from Houston, Texas.
Due to health reasons he had remained in Houston longer than expected,
while devotees around the world and especially about 400 in Hilo, Hawaii,
were celebrating his Vyasa-puja festival (the anniversary of his divine
appearance day). After seeing the heart-wrenching live web broadcast
and his externally frail health, it became apparent to the devotees
in Hilo that he was not going to attend this festival. Those at the
festival discussed amongst themselves that in this way, by his transcendental
potency, the expert physician was training the devotees to go deeper
within their hearts and to find him, along with all the truths of Krsna
consciousness that he had been teaching for so many years, without depending
upon his external presence.

"Conversations continually took place at the festival in Hilo,
about how deeply the hearts of the devotees were touched by him, and
how inspired they were to follow him and his disciplic succession in
spreading the mission of Sri Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Onlookers were amazed
at the depth and height of the conversations, as the devotees present
discussed the goal of life that they being offered by their Gurudeva
 service to Srimati Radharani.

"The sadness and feelings of separation from Srila Gurudeva generated
an intimate mood among the devotees in Hilo  a great bonding.
That bonding was further magnified by the classes given by the sannyasis
and others, who spoke with sastric reference about guru-tattva and who
shared their remembrances of Gurudeva which revealed both his divine
powers and his divine love for all.

"About 80 of the devotees and guests flew into Honolulu to greet
him at the airport on the day after the festival was officially over.
As Srila Gurudeva arrived, it was evident that he was still weak, but
at the same time he was sending out spiritual strength to all those
around him, by his glances and by his mere presence. The devotees were
clearly overwhelmed to see his external condition, and at the same time
were enthusiastically chanting and showering him with many flower garlands
one after the other. His servant Sripad Madhava Maharaja took off the
garlands one by one, and passed the maha-prasadam garlands back to the
assembled devotees. Srila Gurudeva looked very grave and did not speak,
but was as powerful as ever throwing his intently deep and merciful
glances in reciprocation with the devotees.

"One of the stewardesses at the airport was immediately attracted
to the sight of the pure Vaisnava and appeared to be awestruck. She
was encouraged to come forward, and she folded her hands in prayer out
of respect for him.

"Another lady, who had just sold flower garlands at a discounted
rate to the devotees because they told her it was for their Gurudeva
who had just arrived, became very attracted to him when she later saw
him. She asked one of the devotees who he was, and she said that she
didnt know why she liked him so much. By then he had gotten in
his car, and she was immediately taken to him. He mercifully glanced
at her and raised his hand to offer blessings. "

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